I can professionally cover any assignment, anywhere and have the published pix to prove it. While photographic creativity isn’t guaranteed by the possession lots of photographic tools, having a deep toolbox does help - especially when working in remote locations.
This is a peek into the back of my JEEP Wrangler as I set out to shoot a high-dollar automotive campaign a couple of years ago. It doesn’t have EVERYTHING I could imagine needing but damn close. Money was made.
Top Tip: Begin with a quality camera with a quality mid-range zoom. Then add a quality light and learn how to use them both while taking on manageable little PAYING projects. Bit-by-bit, as funds are earned, add the additional lenses and lights you deem appropriate to delivering YOUR unique vision.
Lather, Rinse, Repeat – You’re now a working PRO!
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People seem to like to look at gear so here’s a peek at a typical location lighting package. ARRI SkyPanels do it all. Whether powered by mains or batteries, I have any color I want, instantly.
Top Tip: Equipment should pay for itself. Don’t work for Exposure Bucks, charge real money for your work. There should be at least two line items on your invoice: a creative fee and a kit fee. Charge your client the going rental rate you’d need to pay plus 25% and you’ll own your own great kit in no time.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: when you’re an actual pro, your gear MAKES you money, it doesn’t COST you money.
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I’m a commercial photographer/filmmaker working in the fields of automotive, adventure, branding, and fashion so my kit needs to be extensive and readily available. I own lots of gear – cameras, lenses, and enough lighting and grip equipment to fill a couple of adventure trucks. When folks comment on the monetary investment I have in just cameras and lenses – the tip of the iceberg, really – I point out that my gear doesn’t so much cost me money as it makes me money. I invest in Canon gear because it’s brilliant and is supported with care by CPS.
This is a current sampling of the bodies and lenses I regularly use:
Cameras (multiple): EOS 1Dx MK II, EOS 5DsR, EOS 5D MKIV, EOS R
Prime lenses: RF 50mm f1.2L, EF 85mm f/1.4L IS, EF 200mm f2L IS, EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II
Macro Lenses: RF 35mm f/1.8 IS STM, EF 100mm f2.8L IS, EF 180 Macro f3.5L
Zoom Lenses: EF 11-24mm f/4, EF 16-35mm f/4 IS, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II, RF 24-105mm f/4 IS, EF 28-300mm f/4.5-56L IS, EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II, EF 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L II, EF 200-400 f4L IS USM w/extender 1.4 Tilt-Shift Lenses: TS-E 17mm f/4L. TS-E 24mm f/3.5L, TS-E 45mm f/2.8, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L
Not shown: Six 600EX II-RT speedlites, Mount Adapters EF-EOS R (all), Canon Extenders EF 1.4x III and EF 2x III, SanDisk Extreme SD and CFast data cards, G-Technolgy bus-driven SSD back up drives, 2TB MacBook Pro, Tiffen ND and cosmetic filters, Sachtler, Gitzo, and Cartoni tripods, Stella Pro LED water-proof lights, and ARRI SkyPanel LEDs.
